“with Angels and Archangels…” St. Michael, St. Gabriel, and St. Raphael

“In her liturgy, the Church joins with the angels to adore the thrice-holy God. She invokes their assistance (in the funeral liturgy’s In Paradisum deducant te angeli… ["May the angels lead you into Paradise"]). Moreover, in the “Cherubic Hymn’ of the Byzantine liturgy, she celebrates the memory of certain angels more particularly (St. Michael, St. Gabriel, St. Raphael, and the guardian angels.)” CCC, 335

St. Michael (”Who is like God?”) is the archangel who fought Satan (Rev. 12). He is the protector of all humanity and reminds us of the real existance of the devil and demonic activity. For protection from the snares of the devil, it is good to have recourse to St. Michael (Daily Roman Missal, MTF)

Gabriel (Strength of God”) announced to Zechariah the birth of John the Baptist; and to Mary, the birth of Jesus. His greeting to the Virgin, “Hail, full of grace,” is one of the most familiar and frequent prayers of the Church. (Daily Roman Missal, MTF)

Raphael (”Medicine of God”) is the archangel who took care of Tobias on his journey [and provided the medicine which ultimately healed his father, Tobit ]. Every person on his or her pilgrimage through this life also has a guardian angel with a mission similar to that of Raphael. (Daily Roman Missal, MTF)

Sept. 29th is also refered to as “Michaelmas”, or “St. Michael and All Angels”  (I took the name “Michael” at my confirmation/reception into full communion, in honor of St. Michael).

“St. Michael, the Archangel, defend us in battle…”